Kevin Press
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Belgium’s fine Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere. label released a bundle of four new cassettes on Friday. Alocasia Garden, Christopher Whitley and Tereshkova have each produced a new title. The fourth is a compilation featuring one track each from Uaxactun, RVH, False Moniker and Sequences. All of the contributions are faithful to the AVA methodology. Alocasia Garden…
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Right from the start of Daniela Orvin’s impressive six-track debut, there is much to parse through. Bells ring in the distance. White noise – steam-engine like – fills the air. Then droning vocals, giving the piece a sad, almost pained feel. The effect is remarkably visual. That’s no surprise given Orvin’s talent as a photographer.…
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Nick Sutton – The Bunker – 1:25 to 4:58 Christopher Whitley – Autre (I) – 4:16 to 6:52 RVH – Farthest Reach – 6:31 to 12:02 Carlo Giustini – La stanza di fronte – 11:28 to 19:54 Stanislav Tolkachev – Blue Mood Afterstate – 19:24 to 26:09 Seth Chrisman & Nathan McLaughlin – Hush –…
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I’m thrilled to share The Moderns, a new book featuring more than 100 reviews, Q&A pieces and profiles. These established and emerging artists from around the world are redefining the avant-garde. And they deserve every bit of support we can give them. Paperback copies are available from amazon.com. The ebook is available internationally from both…
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Is there any voice that captures the long and celebrated musical history of Manchester the way Mark E. Smith’s has? Its coarseness. Its monotone I-don’t-care-what-you-like implacability. Smith, through sheer force of stubbornness, has turned the vibrant but short-lived post-punk period into a life’s work. Four decades on, his genius has finally been well and truly…
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Some of the most extraordinary ambient music is surprisingly dense. Given the genre’s traditional emphasis on spacious, quiet composition, an artist that can achieve the same result with a more complex approach deserves recognition. Madrid’s David Mata is one of those artists. Since 2008, he’s composed work for album release, as well as for film,…
